Kiwis - How water helps the plants to grow

Kiwis learned how water travels up the roots of a plant in a walking water activity. We also learned what the absorption is by performing the same experiment. We filled one glass with water and added food coloring. We folded a paper towel in half multiple times to make a long skinny strip. We dipped one end of the paper towel strip into the glass with colored water and other end into the glass that was empty.

Children's interest: All the children were captured by the experiment.They helped Ritu to prepare the materials and observed continusely how colored water travels from a glass to another through the tissue paper.

Purpose: To give the children a basic idea about absorption and learn about physical changes.

Connection to Lpfö: 

“Develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature, as well as knowledge of physical phenomena.”

“develop their curiosity and enjoyment, as well as their ability to play and learn.”